ni  search
USEnickel
Niagara County New York  search
BTUnited States
 .New York
 ..Niagara County New York
SNW New York.
Niagara Escarpment  search
BTNorth America
 .Niagara Escarpment
RTOntario
 Iowa
 Illinois
 Wisconsin
 New York
 Michigan
 Bruce Peninsula
 Great Lakes region
 Manitoulin Island
 Niagara Falls
SNCuesta of Paleozoic rocks sloping away from the Canadian Shield, extending from central New York to N of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, continuing southwestward into Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Indexed with states and province as applicable.
Niagara Falls  search
BTNorth America
 .Niagara Falls
RTOntario
 New York
 Niagara Escarpment
SNGreat falls of the Niagara River. Also search Niagara. Indexed with state and/or province as applicable.
Niagara River  search
BTNorth America
 .Niagara River
RTOntario
 New York
SNFlows between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario going over the Niagara Escarpment. Also search Niagara. Indexed with province and/or state as applicable.
Niagaran  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Silurian
 ....Middle Silurian
 .....Niagaran
NTBainbridge Formation
 Lockport Formation
 Racine Dolomite
SNProvincial series, North America. Above Alexandrian, below Cayugan.
Nicaragua  search
BTCentral America
 .Nicaragua
NTLeon Nicaragua
 Managua Nicaragua
 Masaya
RTSan Juan River
 Chortis Block
 Cerro Negro
 Leon City Spain
 Nicaragua earthquake 1992
Nicaragua earthquake 1992  search
BTearthquakes
 .Nicaragua earthquake 1992
RTNortheast Pacific
 Nicaragua
SNEpicenter offshore W Nicaragua. Slow earthquake which produced tsunamis.
Nicaragua Rise  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Caribbean Sea
 ...Nicaragua Rise
UFNicaraguan Rise
RTLeg 15
 ODP Site 1000
 ODP Site 1001
SNBetween Jamaica and Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan Rise  search
USENicaragua Rise
niccolite  search
BTarsenides
 .niccolite
UFnickeline
 nicolite
RTnickel ores
 nickel
Nice France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Alpes-Maritimes France
 ....Nice France
SNCity on the Mediterranean Sea on the Riviera in S Alpes-Maritimes, SE France.
Nicholas County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Nicholas County Kentucky
Nicholas County West Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .West Virginia
 ..Nicholas County West Virginia
nick points  search
USEknickpoints
nickel  search
BTmetals
 .nickel
UFni
RTnickel ores
 awaruite
 heavy metals
 siderophile elements
 josephinite
 kamacite
 niccolite
 pentlandite
SNChemical element. Use nickel ores for nickel as a commodity.
nickel glance  search
USEgersdorffite
nickel ores  search
BTmetal ores
 .nickel ores
RTAllarechenskiy
 nickel
 garnierite
 gersdorffite
 millerite
 niccolite
 pentlandite
 Norilsk region
 rammelsbergite
 Strathcona Mine
nickel pyrites  search
USEmillerite
nickel-antimony glance  search
USEullmannite
nickeline  search
USEniccolite
nickpoints  search
USEknickpoints
Nicobar Islands  search
BTAsia
 .Indian Peninsula
 ..India
 ...Bengal Islands
 ....Nicobar Islands
UFNicobars
SNIsland group in Bay of Bengal NW of Sumatra, forming S part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Nicobars  search
USENicobar Islands
Nicola Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Triassic
 ....Nicola Group
RTCanada
 British Columbia
SNS British Columbia.
Nicolaus California  search
BTUnited States
 .California
 ..Sutter County California
 ...Nicolaus California
SNVillage N of Sacramento in N central California.
Nicolet County Quebec  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Quebec
 ...Nicolet County Quebec
nicolite  search
USEniccolite
Nicollet County Minnesota  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Nicollet County Minnesota
nicopyrite  search
USEpentlandite
Nicoya Complex  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Nicoya Complex
RTUpper Jurassic
 Lower Cretaceous
 Costa Rica
 Leg 67
SNNW Costa Rica. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Nicoya Peninsula  search
BTCentral America
 .Costa Rica
 ..Nicoya Peninsula
SNPeninsula in W Costa Rica, extending between the Gulf of Nicoya and Pacific Ocean. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Nida Basin  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Poland
 ...Kielce Poland
 ....Nida Basin
UFNida River basin
SNRiver basin in S Poland. Also search Nida.
Nida River basin  search
USENida Basin
Niemen River basin  search
USENeman River basin
Nievre France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Nievre France
NTNivernais Plateau
RTMorvan
 Yonne Valley
SNDepartment in central France.
Niger  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Niger
NTAgades Niger
UFNiger Republic
RTSahara
 Mali-Niger Syneclise
 Niger River
 Niger Valley
 Sahel
 Chad Basin
 Lake Chad
 Tibesti Massif
 West African Shield
 Younger Granites
Niger Delta  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Nigeria
 ...Niger Delta
RTGulf of Guinea
SNOn the Gulf of Guinea.
Niger Republic  search
USENiger
Niger River  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Niger River
UFJoliba River
 Kworra River
RTNigeria
 Mali
 Niger
 Benin
 Niger Valley
 Guinea
SNRises in Guinea and flows NE into a great curve and then SE into the Gulf of Guinea. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Niger Valley  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Niger Valley
UFJoliba Valley
 Kworra Valley
RTNigeria
 Mali
 Niger
 Benin
 Niger River
 Guinea
SNRiver valley. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Nigeria  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Nigeria
NTBida Nigeria
 Ewekoro
 Ibadan Nigeria
 Jos Plateau
 Lagos Lagoon
 Niger Delta
 Sokoto Basin
 Zaria Nigeria
RTAdamawa
 Ameki Formation
 Victoria Island
 Asu River Group
 Benue Valley
 Imo Shale
 Mali-Niger Syneclise
 Niger River
 Niger Valley
 Chad Basin
 Lake Chad
 Ewekoro Formation
 Younger Granites
 Zagami Meteorite
nigerite  search
BToxides
 .nigerite
niggliite  search
BTalloys
 .niggliite
RTplatinum
 platinum minerals
 tin
Nihewan Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Quarternary
 ....Pleistocene
 .....Nihewan Formation
RTChina
 Hebei China
SNHebei Province of N China. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Nihon'arupusu  search
USEJapanese Alps
Nihonkai-Chuba earthquake 1983  search
USEJapan Sea earthquake 1983
Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake 1983  search
USEJapan Sea earthquake 1983
Niigata earthquake 1964  search
BTearthquakes
 .Niigata earthquake 1964
RTHonshu
 Japan
 Niigata Japan
SNEpicenter near Niigata, NW Honshu, Japan. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Niigata Japan  search
BTnshu
 .Niigata Japan
NTKashiwazaki Japan
 Myoko Mountain
 Shinano River
RTChubu Japan
 Japanese Alps
 Awashima
 Niigata earthquake 1964
 Sado Island
SNPrefecture including the city in NW Honshu.
Nikitovka Ukraine  search
BTEurope
 .Ukraine
 ..Nikitovka Ukraine
SNCity in central Donetsk (formerly Stalino) Oblast in Donets Basin. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Nikolai Greenstone  search
RTAlaska
 Permian
 Permian-Triassic boundary
 Triassic
SNE Alaska. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Nikopol Ukraine  search
BTEurope
 .Ukraine
 ..Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine
 ...Nikopol Ukraine
SNCity in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast in E central Ukraine. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Niksic Yugoslavia  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Yugoslavia
 ...Montenegro
 ....Niksic Yugoslavia
SNTown in W Montenegro.
Nile Delta  search
BTAfrica
 .North Africa
 ..Egypt
 ...Nile Delta
UFNile River delta
RTNile River
 DSDP Site 131
SNOn Mediterranean Sea E of Alexandria.
Nile River  search
BTAfrica
 .Nile River
RTEthiopia
 Egypt
 Aswan Dam
 Blue Nile
 Sudan
 Uganda
 Burundi
 Nile Delta
SNThe longest river in the world. Its remotest headstream is the Luvironza River in Burundi. The flow is through Lake Victoria and Lake Albert, and then, as the White Nile, into Sudan where it unites with the Blue Nile from Ethiopia as the Nile proper which
Nile River delta  search
USENile Delta
Nile Valley  search
BTAfrica
 .Nile Valley
RTEgypt
 Sudan
 Nubia
 Middle Nile Valley
SNRiver valley of the Nile River proper. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Nilgiri  search
SNNo longer a valid term for GeoRef. Former Indian state near coast of NW Bay of Bengal. Became part of Orissa state, established 1950. Was also sometimes used for Nilgiri Hills. See Orissa India.
Nilssoniales  search
BTPlantae
 .Spermatophyta
 ..Gymnospermae
 ...Nilssoniales
Nimba Mountains  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Nimba Mountains
RTIvory Coast
 Liberia
 Guinea
SNWest African bulge. Also search Nimba. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Ninetyeast Ridge  search
BTIndian Ocean
 .Ninetyeast Ridge
RTLeg 121
 Leg 26
 Leg 22
 DSDP Site 214
 DSDP Site 216
 DSDP Site 217
 DSDP Site 253
 DSDP Site 254
 ODP Site 756
 ODP Site 757
 ODP Site 758
SNUndersea ridge extending N and S along line of 90#DG E longitude from just S of Nicobar Islands to approximately 30#DG S latitude. Also search East Indian Ridge.
Ning-hsia China  search
USENingxia China
Ninghsia China  search
USENingxia China
Ningsia China  search
USENingxia China
Ningxia China  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Ningxia China
UFNing-hsia China
 Ninghsia China
 Ningsia China
RTHaiyuan earthquake 1920
 Ordos Basin
SNAutonomous region, NW China.
niningerite  search
BTsulfides
 .niningerite
RTmeteorites
SNMeteorite mineral.
Niniyur Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Paleocene
 .....Danian
 ......Niniyur Group
RTUpper Cretaceous
 India
 Tamil Nadu India
SNS India.
niobates  search
BToxides
 .niobates
NTaeschynite
 loparite
 nenadkevichite
 niobotantalates
 zirconolite
UFcolumbates
niobium  search
BTmetals
 .niobium
UFcolumbium
 Nb
RTniobium ores
 high-field-strength elements
 tantalum
SNChemical element. Use niobium ores for niobium as a commodity.
niobium ores  search
BTmetal ores
 .niobium ores
RTpyrochlore
 columbite
 tantalum ores
 niobium
niobotantalates  search
BToxides
 .niobates
 ..niobotantalates
BToxides
 .tantalates
 ..niobotantalates
NTbetafite
 columbite
 euxenite
 fergusonite
 ixiolite
 microlite
 pyrochlore
 samarskite
 stibiotantalite
 tantalite
 tapiolite
 wodginite
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Niobrara County Wyoming  search
BTUnited States
 .Wyoming
 ..Niobrara County Wyoming
RTBlack Hills
 Walker Creek Field
SNE Wyoming.
Niobrara Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Upper Cretaceous
 .....Niobrara Formation
RTNew Mexico
 Wyoming
 Montana
 Colorado
 Nebraska
 North Dakota
 Minnesota
 Kansas
 South Dakota
 Colorado Group
 Fort Hays Limestone Member
 Smoky Hill Chalk Member
SNIn Colorado Group. Includes Fort Hays Limestone Member, Smoky Hill Chalk Member.
Nipissing Diabase  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Nipissing Diabase
RTCanada
 Ontario
 Quebec
Nipissing District Ontario  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Nipissing District Ontario
NTBrent Crater
 Lake Nipissing
 North Bay Ontario
UFDistrict of Nipissing
SNSE central Ontario.
Nisku Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Upper Devonian
 .....Nisku Formation
RTAlberta
 Birdbear Formation
SNIn Winterburn Group. Term restricted to region in central Alberta. For Upper Devonian strata in Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan, see Birdbear Formation. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Nisqually Glacier  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..Pierce County Washington
 ...Nisqually Glacier
RTMount Rainier
SNOn S slope of Mt Rainier in Mt. Rainier National Park in W central Washington.
nitrate deposits  search
RTnitrates
SNCommodity. See List C.
nitrate ion  search
RTcritical load
 ions
 geochemistry
 nitrates
 nitrification
 nitrite ion
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
nitrates  search
RTminerals
 nitrate deposits
 nitrate ion
SNUsed for minerals. As of 1981, use nitrate deposits for nitrate as a commodity. As of 1998, use nitrate ion for pollution.
nitric acid  search
BTinorganic acids
 .nitric acid
UFHNO3
RTnitrogen dioxide
nitrides  search
BTalloys
 .nitrides
nitrification  search
RTammonia compound
 ammonium
 biochemistry
 biogenic processes
 geomicrobiology
 nitrate ion
 geochemistry
 nitrite ion
 nitrogen
 oxidation
 processes
 soils
nitrite ion  search
UFnitrites
RTgeochemistry
 pollutants
 nitrification
 ions
 nitrate ion
 nitrogen
SNAlso used for any organic or inorganic compound containing the NO-` radical. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
nitrites  search
USEnitrite ion
nitrogen  search
NTN-15
 N-15/N-14
 organic nitrogen
RTchemical elements
 critical load
 fertilizers
 geochemical cycle
 nitrification
 nitrite ion
 soils
nitrogen dioxide  search
UFNO2
RTgeochemistry
 atmosphere
 oxides
 gases
 nitric acid
nitrous oxide  search
UFlaughing gas
RTgeochemistry
 oxides
 gases
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
Nittany Valley  search
BTUnited States
 .Pennsylvania
 ..Nittany Valley
RTCentre County Pennsylvania
 Clinton County Pennsylvania
SNIn Centre and Clinton counties in central Pennsylvania. Indexed with counties as applicable.
Nitzschia  search
BTPlantae
 .algae
 ..diatoms
 ...Nitzschia
RTmicrofossils
SNGenus. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
nivation  search
UFsnow-patch erosion
RTglaciers
 erosion
 water erosion
 sheet erosion
Nivernais Hills  search
USENivernais Plateau
Nivernais Plateau  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Nievre France
 ....Nivernais Plateau
UFNivernais Hills
SNIn central France.
Nix Olympia  search
USEOlympus Mons
Nixon Fork Terrane  search
BTUnited States
 .Alaska
 ..West-Central Alaska
 ...Nixon Fork Terrane
RTCoast Belt
SNIn Medfra Quadrangle, central Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Nizhni Novgorod Russian Federation  search
USENizhniy Novgorod Russian Federation
Nizhniy Novgorod Russian Federation  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Russian Federation
 ..Nizhniy Novgorod Russian Federation
BTEurope
 .Nizhniy Novgorod Russian Federation
UFGorki Russian Federation
 Gorkiy Russian Federation
 Gorky Russian Federation
 Nizhni Novgorod Russian Federation
SNOblast and city, SE Russian Federation. Before 1993, also search Gorki Russian Republic. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Nizhniy Ufaley Russian Federation  search
USEUfaley Russian Federation
Nizke Jesenik Mountains  search
USENizky Jezenik Mountains
Nizke Tatra  search
USELow Tatra Mountains
Nizky Jezenik Mountains  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Czech Republic
 ...Moravia
 ....Nizky Jezenik Mountains
UFLow Jesenik Mountains
 Nizke Jesenik Mountains
SNIn NW Czech Republic near the Polish border. Also search Nizky Jezenik.